Two people are reported dead while 30 others are battling for their lives after a Matours bus they were travelling in overturned in Salima after hitting a stationary van.

Police in Salima have confirmed of the accident in an interview with the press.

According to the police, the two people who are yet to be identified died on the spot.

Matours bus was coming from Blantyre to Mzuzu and it hits a stationary van at Lifidzi in Salima and the bus overturned in the process.

In a related development, five people are reported dead while several others have sustained serious injuries after a minibus they were travelling overturned in Mangochi.

More to come……